Kappa Cassiopeiae, why
are you hastening madly by?
Seeing your image from afar,
awesomely brilliant, yet bizarre,
suggests our human race somehow,
evocative of earthly now…
Did an explosion grandiose
or a cosmic encounter close
make you stellarly come unstuck,
in roguish manner run amok?
Why have you broken with your past?
Where are you hurrying so fast?
Were you ejected by your peers
far from all associate spheres
into a rampant plunging course
of a hugely impacting force?
Your high speed stuns our Milky Way,
captured by Spitzer in display
of arc colossal blazing bright
with infrared revealing light.
You seem, HD 2905,
in massive astronomic dive,
with bow shock four light years ahead
showing in vivid ruby red.
When your luminous life burns out,
it's too late for a turnabout…
Runaway supergiant star,
a cautionary tale you are!
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
A runaway star getting so much attention, questions within questions, I always like the way you direct them, and as always, a joy to read your poetry, I find myself trying to read one at least once a week, it takes a week to digest, great write!
It is such a pleasure to see your comments and know that my poetry is being read, and by such a perceptive reader as you. Plus you take the time and trouble to delve into my associations and connections within the poems. I thank you again for your great encouragement and appreciation!